*“. . . every time we recall an event, the structure of that memory in the
brain is altered in light of the present moment, warped by our current
feelings and knowledge.”
“. . . memory is less like a movie, a permanent emulsion of chemicals on
celluloid, and more like a play—subtly different each time it’s performed.
In my brain, a network of cells is constantly being reconsolidated,
rewritten, remade.”
“We want the past to persist, because the past gives us permanence. It
tells us who we are and where we belong. But what if your most cherished
recollections are also the most ephemeral thing in your head?”
“Over and over, the act of repeating the narrative seemed to corrupt its
content.”
The Forgetting Pill Erases Painful Memories Forever
-
Jonah Lehrer
http://www.wired.com/magazine/2012/02/ff_forgettingpill/
memory * that trickster
fickle * elusive
sometimes appears
on cue * sometimes
not * he forgets
his lines * he ad-libs
he ignores
the script * the plot
the point * the dramatic
arc * he saws me in
half * reassembles
me out of order *
that rabbit * that dove
are not what
they seem * those
mobius scarves * ever-
changing colors * pulled
from his natty sleeve
sleight-of-mind * illusion
distortion * i reappear *
disassembled * confused
hypnotized * i am that
rabbit * that dove * un-
knowing i am not
what i seem
*
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sharon brogan
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